Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1878, Page 1

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Now York Special Agents novai-t,th,s,6m the best One Dollar FS accurately sulted to tes we MCE aH. H. H is ore ‘THE EVENING STAR. | NRIVALLED | | Sented to the Sei | siving | eral Hancock, eo ) has | vial dis | son ordered to command the terday a petition of G. W. Lewi among them that of Col. Henry J. Jolinso it Che oening Star. 7OL - SIEN®. 7,759. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1878. TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. | GOVERNMENT Receipts To-DAy.—Internal revenue, $14,225 customs, $532,784.77. ALLERS at the W AMONG THE | tovtay were J Herbert, Davis, HL. and Withers, and Repre- sent wleton, Wilson, Corleti, Pound. Ketehum, Phillips, Robinson, } . Kidder | and Evans. p House NEW CONGRESSIONAL Lipkary.—The bil) providing for the appointment of a commis- sion to secure phins aud determine upon a si'¢ | fora new building for the Congressional Li- | brary, heretosore pulvished in THe STAR, Was adopted by the Senate to-day. | BreTHrNcToN’s WasHpay.—Th | day passed the bill reported the commitiee on the Distri of February a Te yin the District. | The bitt «lon motion of Mr. Hoar, so that it shall not appiy to tue 2d of Feo! ruary, 1873. Wro Gor THAT $1,800 PACKAGE?—The com- | mittee investizating the loss of the $1,800 pack- age from the U.S. Treasurer's office, has failed to find any clue to the missing money It seems it was last seen on the day th: New turned over the Treasurer's office | Wyman. During the investiva mittee took testimony regarding two previc losses under New’s administration, one £2,000 and one of $1,060. These amounts were made good with money belonging to no par- tieular fund, which could be diverted from its | proper 1, as no strict account was kept | of it. The committee has not made its re. | port yet. Senate to- esterday, from making the 224 Ss. Mr. THE PEOPLE Or Onto.—Mr. Thurman pre rint resolu ing for the ng that the ; their opposi- ion of silver. did not eople of O! lent and Joh tion to the remone express the wishes of the MR. CHRISTIANC ns for womei 's suffrage a en of the United stat ould not offer the slightest objec. it them: untila majority of the did desire suitrage he should” oppose it them. Cor. J. E. TourTELorre, aide-d Sherman’s staif, has been ord rd to New Orleans and report to M. manding m: of the Atlantic, n specti When noti will return to his po: headquarters. Oy st of duty at the army DiED ABROAD.—The Seer f the Navy ptain HA. Adams, of Pa.,died on board the Hartford, at Montevideo on the evening of the first February, suddenly, after a prolonged mi om NAVAL ORDERS.—Commanier at yoming Lieut. FLW. Gre Jinsi.: Ensign Geo. mouth, Ist March les to duty at the Washington. D.C. . Em- irgeon A. to. the ree Alfred Hop ; Wyomiug and placed oi Surgeon J. W. Coles fr a hama a 1 turn home and ALCOHOLIC LEGISLATION.—The s« mittee en finan £5 veport favor passed the House o ring that a reduc spirits is inexpedicr erecd to report fa vide f cob y, de. isitiled The committee a ably Mr. ect of the miportant as agreed lie a commission on the aun un liquor S. This bill provide: commission of fi Preside persons + With the concur: I hold oftice until their duties shall be accomplished, but not to exceed two years. The commission i vestigate the aleoholic liquor t i tien to and taxation. and its general economit ent specis in connection with the pubtie health and get welfare of the people: also to take testimony as to the ractieal results of license and ‘prohibitory tien for the preventi in the several states of the Union. The com- missioners, all of Whom shall not be ady. of total abstinence or prohibition. are te Without pay. and the expenses of the inves! gation, not to exceed $10,000, shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury. RELICS OF GEORGE WaAsHIN sentative Hunton presented in the House JL ¥ and H. S. O. Lew n. George W vis, F. P. C. Lew great nephews of Ger $ asking an appropr ation by Congress to pur- chase irom them for the government a large number of relics belonging to him. Twelve thousand dollars is the sum asked for the A letter of Prof. Henry accompanies tion, in which he says it would be desir. government to possess ali the ashington. The petition was re- ferred to the committee on appropriations. AL.—Senator Hat bis residen e of the kidneys. a member of Congress in 188 Ville. Pa., yesterda Mr. Mitchel, priv seeretary to the ry of the Interior, returned from New York, where le has been for a few days on official business. Harris. this city, of Bright's Hon. Myer Strouse, died in Potts: ate NOMINATIONS.—The President sent a nui ber of nominations to the Senate yesterday, u posta aster at Cumberland, Md. Also, jamin | trict of Niagara. ler, collector of customs tor the di: N. Y.: Hiram L. Brown, col- | lector of customs for the district of Erie: Pa. ; Charles Silent, of Cal., to be associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona Territory; Benj. J Spooner, of Ind., to be U.S. marshal for Lit ba adi. AMERICA AT THE Paris EXPOSITION.—Goy. McCormick was in his office at the State de- partment yesterday, and received a number of visitors as usual. He reports a total of 749 applications upon the part of Americans for Space at the Paris Exposition. He has thus far allotted space to 510 of these applicants. As this allotment absorbs all the space at the Exposition granted to the United States there can be no further accommodation of Ameri xhibitors, unles a mitted should withdraw. The preference has been given to the mostimportant and interest. ing articles offered for exhibition. New York, Feunsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey furnish the.bulk of the ex hibits, although nearty every state in the wai on will be represented. Ws. Dev. MILLER, of the Post Office depart ment, has been granted a leave of absence and will sail from New York March 1th, upon the U. S. sloop-of-war Wyoming for Pari | there to serv an attache to Commissioner | General MeCormick at the Paris Exposition. | ANOTHER BILL. TO RETIRE NATIONAL BANK Notes.—Messrs. Ewing, Buckner, and Phil- lips, a sub-committee of the committee on banking and eurrency, have agreed on a sub- stitute for Mr. Buekner’s bill. It proposes to retire the national bank notes as they may be reecived at the Treasury through the legit mate business channels, for Treasury notes, to be receivable for all dues to the government or fundable in four per cent. bonds at par. Banks may voluntarily retire their circulating notes and receive for them four per cent. bonds, and Treasury and | legal tender no'es ‘may be received in pay- | ment of sach bonds. Bonds heretofore at. thorized to be issued may be disposed of at not less than par whenever coin may be needed | for any purpose, The bilkehas yet to be sub- nO | mitted to the full committee, and is framed iu | contemplation of the passage of the silver bill, with which it is intended to be in accord. | Honorary COMMISSIONERS.—The President | has appointed Alfred Hebard and Gustavus | B. Brockett, of lowa ; John A. Spear and Fran- | eis Fontaine, of Georgia. honorary comims- | Sioners to the Paris Exposition. tice Harlan. Senators Sargent, j in presenting several pe- | ention of intemperance | shington, 1 of Tenn., is | nd substitute there. | Society. The cold wind of yesterday apparently dis- couraged those who desired to make Monday calls, for very few, comparatively, were seen. at any of the houses usually open on that day. Mrs. Jones, of Nevada, held her last reception for this season in her beautiful home .on Capi- tol Hill. She intends going to Nevala the ist of eh, to visit her own and her husband's. relatives. nator Jones’ sisters, Mes. ham and Miss 1 wellas his meee, Miss Jones, a ton, of Cineinnath. The five ladies reeeived to gether yesterday. A very fashionable and appreciative - ence assembled at Marini’s H ning to hear the concert given by Miss Corinne Bou- ligny, assisted by talented artists and teurs of our city. The concert gay pleasure to all pr uture was predicted’ for Miss Bouligny, phous she adopt the operatic stage as a pro- essi Mr: friends. yesterd in her parior down She still suffers with her foot, but is ot well. She will be compelled to use for several w longer. That she should have met with an accident whieh will prevent her going into society during the season is greatly regretted. One of the largest and most pleasant recep- tions of yesterday was that of Mrs. Linder. man. Among the eallers were the wives of Senators ine, Randolph and Dorsey, Mrs. Randolph Tucker, the Misses Gouveneur, Mi: Hurd, and other young ladies, n. B. F. | fever and General Farnsworth put in an early appearance, and before the close of the after- | hoon Dr. Linderman joined the pleasant circle, derane ‘s last reception will be held p inst. s. ULH. Painter gave a very enjoyable company last evening to her two charming guests, Miss Brown and Miss Simpson, THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. H. Baltimore to-morrow morning to fair of the Methodist Campmeeting Associa- tion. The Philadelphia Union League tended an invitation to the President to that city on the 22d of February, but the Pre ident has declined. Swill go to nd the e Ss. SUPREME Court will take a recess th of February until the | March. GIDEON WELLES died at last evening, in the seventy. o! his age. He was a ¢ convention in 1860, and in the following y was selected. by lent Lincoln for Seere: ary of the continuing to occupy that position through the terms of Pi lent 1 yin and Johnson. Seeretary Thomp+ ued n order this afternoon expressing regret, and. ai net mark of respect to the me ory of the d od the Navy department draped in mourning wnti the fune: and closed on the day of the funeral. In: cordance with the order of Secretary Thomp- son the Navy department was draped in mourning today. Hon. Cuaries M. Co Orleans yesterday. agec born in Winchester. ) removed to Mississippi, and thence to Loui ana, where he served in the state legislatur and subsequently asa Senator and Represe tative in Congress, and in August, 1850, was ap- pointed Secretary of War under F Fillmo} He closed his political ¢ | Serving as a brigadier general in the rebe | Seeretary McCrary intends issuing an order | draplug ‘the War depart i honor of ex-Se departinent on th Wiiiam Wetsn, formerly Tni sioner, and a brother to our Mi land, felldead yesterday at Will: Philadelphia, which place he was visiting the time. He was president of Girard Coll and identijied with many other benevolent ip | stitutions in Philadelp! -sixth year ‘gate to the Chic at seventy-three, was but when very y y Co ND THE RETURNING BOARD. ! The Pre pnt has written a letter to Attorney General Devens, Whieh he read to him yester- .Telative to the Louisiana returning board. i not intended for pab- nd th bis juri to the federal comt. state THE INVESTIGATION OF DOORKEEPER POLK on reform in the civil service. The only new point elicited was that the doorkeeper had his: daughter on the pay roll at $1,200 per annum as acl INVESTIGATION OF THE METROPOLIS DIsas. TER.—Capt. Merrimon, of the life-saving ma- e, Who Was directed by the Secre. of the Treasury to investigate the loss of Jetropolis, has’ returned from Currituck and submitted his report, that the life-saving ine service did all that was possible and has been unjustly censured. cf of the Metropolis’ frame ‘k, brought by Capt. Merrimon, show that she must have been in a very rotten condition. West POINT DEPENDED IN THE Hovse.— | While the West Point appropriation bill was tinder consideration in the House, yester afternoon, Mr. Aiken moyed to amend so as the pay of cadets from sed the action of th committ several of it conelusion he said that West cubus on the people of the eountry people knew for what the. $275,000 was a} priated annus n Jess than thirty days the House would be flooded with den West Point under the hammer, o} York, and he bold enor ut he would vote for either proposi! Mr. Hewitt, of N. Y., retorted: No doubt. ‘0 Ted He critic If the Appro- doubt: the gentleman coming from. the s he does, he would be glad to give West. to anybody else: but West P. dl itself in the history this country, the people will never allow it to go und hammer or [ Applause. y)—I think © gentleman from ' to answer the arguments of the e from South Carolina than to make t! | tandum appeal of a demagogue, which s | ders the Kepresentatives of the whole sout le Pe ple. [Applause on the democratic { Mr. Durham defended the West Point | academy. Congress should stand by it, for it | had tured out the best and bravest. men that had ever been seen in this or any other coun- {Applause.] The amendment was then e ONLY ONE-FOURTH of the ice crop has been gathered, and if the mild weather continues the ice men will rival the bonanza mine owners next summer—[{¥. ¥. Herald. | IN THE MaRYLAND Hovse OF DELEGATES yesterday, there was a minority report by Mr. 10 tio ‘on, from the committee on federal rela- in reference to Hon. Montgomery Blaic’s | tions 4s to the election of President Hayes nd condemning a reopening of the subject. E COAL C ,COMBINATION.—The New Jersey louse committee on corporations, of which Major Harris, of Jersey City, is chairman, has convened vestigate the coal combinations. Several presidents and superintendents of railroads have been subpernaed, and it is the intention to make the investigation thorough and sea! be involved pelled to forf Recrvits for the army tening to the front. A lady ¥., put her eleven-year-old old boy to bed without kissi night, because they had been naughty, and, when she work up the next morning, she found that they had taken the money in’ their toy savings bank and started off for some re- — where naughty mothers scold not nor | darn stocki ching. Railroad companies proved to the combinations will be com. ei rters tramps ar in Watertow: pitt and eight ing them, Tuesday has- N | SUNK BY a COoLLisro: he brig Winslow. of Portland, Capt. MeCarty. from | Montevideo for New York, was sunk. yester. | day morning, five miles from the Sandy Hook light-ship, by a collision with the ship British | America, from London for New York. The captain and steward of the brig were drowned, the rest of the crew being rescued by the tug: boat Terror. A NEW TRIAL is applied for for Gen. Ander- son at New Orleans, on the ground that one of the jurors was under age, and that another had, a_ few days before the trial, openly stated thee a was guilty, and should be anged. 4a-The Harvard freshmen refuse to make their race with the Cornell freshmen a six- oared one, as the latter asked, Carrie eruteh | Jin- | Ap. who died at New | was resumed this morning by the committee | m Mary Clemmer was able to receive her | Battles and Storms. An interesting article in your issue of some days since, on the subject of | battles and storms occurring simultaneously, has recalled to mind some researches made by the undersigned on the subject. The writer of the article was wrong in accounting for the usua! fair (?) weather of our national holiday, {accompanied asit is by such a gene- ral discharge of explosive and other combus- tibles.) by Stating that the concussion pro- duced on that day by fireworks, ete. is seat- tered over such an immense areaas to produce no noticeable atmospheric effect. During the last eight years the Fourth of once passed in this ioc uy, arising some time during the day Years 1874-1876 the most violent thy of the season occurred on the € under-storm ening of that ‘0 go back to former times, the battle of Creey, noted as being the first. European bat- te in Which fire-arms were used to any extent, v3 by a violent stort y be said of many of the engagements fought in Europe in imes. Scientists have advanced many and con- flicting theories in regard to these curious jand the ebrated nedivval ' atmospheric phenomena; but the most plausi- | half time for i = | principal grounds of thi g | tion of new: ble is the simple fact. that the large amount of electricity and heat produced. and the con- densation of vapor under pressure upon the sudden concussion, have brought about the exact state ef the atmosphere neces sary to cause a story His related of 2 ce ited Europea ‘on being invited wall, ona clear diy, > tle raging without, he carried his umbrella with him, much to the amuse- ment of the popultce: but he turned the joke on them later in the day when, a severe storm suddenty arising, they Were compelled to seck shelter from the rain, while he reached home in comfort, with the aid of his umbre! The percentage of battles duri war followed by local storms is $5.5, Whic atone is sufficient to convince us that this 1 tion between explosion and storm really exist: Napoleon was the first to take advatit th et. and th ecess of many of his strat- egie movements against the enemy was duc to unnoticed maneuvers of his armies under the shadow of the clouds that his artillery pro duced. Who knows but that. in the progress of sei- ence, our descendants may make use of this enrious phenomenon, and their sultry summer, weather be relieved by an occasion! artificial shower, produced bya powerfully equipped weather bureau—a weather bureau Which might well be termed “Old Possibi in stexil of its present humorous design tron- it the late tioil whose batteries would probably awaken 1 life in the hot and sultry thoroughfares of our national capital! D. iB. M. HMOND A telegram to the ti Enquirer trom Richmond. V —OF fifteen Richmond couples ¢ Society married this season, ten h The sensation of the eloped. e pened last night, when Miss Nannie F ul belle, 17 years of 3 a beaut e, Yan off Witll Richmond 3 reeland is the of a deceased millionaire, and) Mr. poor, buthandsome. When the mot ‘ailroad. Miss the news she gave vent to I tings by | rushing to the street (Franklin street, th boulevard of Richmond) and eryi Onn daughter!” The atianced te proper Donohue it rday afternoon, on application accepted at $2,500. ‘This was op. posed. by counsel for sheriif and Chat iithorities, but the court de 1 to tak: in that amount, and Messrs. schim: Frederick Butterfield became Cle E RESTELL _ Restell, i No. 51 east Jomstock, of the So ©, With selling to casions, medici taken to court Pail at $10,000, She offered the amount in | United Stat fused to t bonds. but the magistrate 1 it, and demanded real estat ul. This ihe not procure. nd she was dri mbs in her own enrriage, THE LAW OF NE eayo, divor of the court awarded large damages to or deta- mation suprem cision. a ef the character of hi court of Hingis has re nd remanded the cas ighter, the ed the de- i The the pwer court judge gave an erroneous instru tion, and excluded a competent witness of fendant. It is also set forth that the publi i s Such differs widely, in i ssion of opinion by of the law, from an expri ion | the publishers ewspaper in the editorial columns. This decision was asset to by all but one of the supr A GENERAL SUSPENS! TION i and W In the Lehigh region resumption will effect on the I8th inst. The Reading coal and iron company has.a stock of 80,000 tons of coal on hand at Port Richmond. This suspension is in aceordance with the agreement of the coal combination, but falls with great severity upon the miners, who have been Working upon everal weeks past. oth i go Way TO Commit A STRANG COMMIT | lying at his home in Charles Furs N. J, sutferi throat, inflicted under ngular stances, if the story he tells is true. that while drunk he became low-spirited despondent, and wished to terminate his e: istence, but had not courage enough to ¢ mit suicide; he therefore went into Stopfel's saloon and asked Stopfel to cut his throat. topfel, supposing he was joking and in fun, took up a large carving knife and drew the edge across his throat. Furst says he threw his head forward, aud, the knife being very sharp, inflicted a severe wound, from which it was thought he would die. He is now, however, out of danger, and both he and Stopfel are anxious that he should recover.—[N. ¥. Times, 11th. BRITISH OFFICERS SUMMONED HOME. telegram from Richmond, V the Philadelphia Press, sa: Norton, of the English arm: 3 aj. C.” E. ; Who has been on friends in one of the lower countries of this state, has to-night received a telegram from. the commandant of his regiment, in- forming him that all leaves of absence granted officers of that army had been rescinded, and | that they were ordered to return to their com- mands at once. This officer was directed to report to his regiment withou! an hour's de- lay COURTNEY AND DEMPSEY Advertiser of the 9th inst. says: Courtney, of Union Springs the sok’ in the of town a few hours a view we learned tl ad just succeeded in arranging a match at Geneva. His adver- sary is Deripsoy. the oarsman of that town and articles of agreemen for a three-mile race for $500 a side. The race will be rowed on the 19th of next June. Au- burnians will be sorry to learn that the race —The Auburn “Charles E. will not be pulled over the Ensenore course, | for it was one of the stipulations that Seneca Lake should be the scene of the strife. The course isin the village, and not far removed from the steamboat landing. Dempsey and Courtney met once on C; ga Lake, we as defeated. ' But rstand, and Courtney 3 then his boat was upset, and he had to swim home. Dempecy, isa plucky fellow, and has reallysucceeded in inspiringe onsiderable con- fidence in his prowess among the townspeople. He is confident of beating the champion, and may perhaps be a ‘dark horse.” But we know which way the pools will sell.” THE MURDERERS OF JUDGE CuIs0LM are finally to be brought before a bar of justice, though not for the crime of murder. They are to be tried for conspiracy against the laws of the United States. It is not ereditable to the democratic party that these men should first be brought to trial before a federal court. It goes a good wa, to prove that “local self-gov- ernment” in Mississippi does not include the punishment of murder.—[N. ¥. 7 . Times. Tue Erenii t propounds these conundrums: jamilton nothing to T ve “yias Gail | say to back up Blaine’s imitation dollar? Why so silent? Why so coy?” And we can fancy the beliigerent maiden cocking her hat over her eyes, a la Alice Oates in the last act of Madame A and exclaiming: “ Whadder- yersoy!"—[ Boston Courier. «wz Dr. Reynolds, the red-ribbon temper- ance reformer of the West, caliscider “the devil's kindling wood.” ing from a severe wound in his | At the same moment | brief inter- | thave been executed | a #ORTY-FIFTA CONG BESS. TUESDAY, February 12, 1878. SENATE.—The Chair taid before the Sen: a communication from the President stat that he had signed the resolution accepting the painting of the Signing of the Emancipa | tion Proclamation, and had transmitted a copy of the same to Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. the donor. A number of memoriais and petitions, were presented and referred. Mr. Chrisiiancy in presenting some woman suffrage petitions took mW to say that whenever he was convinced that a majority of the women of the country desired it ie had no objection to it: but hé thought these petitions should go to the state legisiatur es. Mr. Thurman presented resolutions of the fezisiature of Ohio declaring the of the United States payable, at the opti of the lavoring resented resolutions of the legi-lature of California, asking that pensions be granted the widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war. Mr. Bi le, from the comm! on mili- irs, reported a bill to remove all re- ing to the enlistment of colored army. axey, a member of the committ ve notice that he did not coneur in the favorable recommendatiot the Dill. Mr. Maxey, from the military committ reported a joint resolution to aniend the 104Uh | article of war. Mr. Morrill, from the reported House resolution de: dent to Feduce he tax on distilled on finance. ng it inexpe- Uspirits, and k speedy action upon it. rod. tend com id Mexico. a bill to ‘alled up the bill King th i legal holiday in the District of Suggested that the nearness of the it improper that the bill should af obligations maturing on tha sent year, and the bill w et after the present y as amended, passed. ve called up, and the Senate passed, onstituting a commission to consider ind report a plan for the enlargement of the s for the library of Congréss, ssed. ‘eof the Freedman’s Bank build- Jjoining ground in Washington at 000, and the bill Was passed. The morning hour having expired, the ais assumed the consideration of Une sil pil. Mr. McDonald spoke in its favor. On motion of Mr. L the Court The bill ; passed. h0 the use of the Cor At 2 O'clock the Senate 7 articipate in the pre ng. e tation eere monies. HOL —This being the day set apart for the formal reception of Carpenter's painting of the first reading of the emancipation proe- lamation. the galleries of the House were pret- ty well filled at an early hour. The painting, covered with an iately behind the d to be well seen, any member on the floor T portion of the whet and by persons ii the grea 1 unveiled, Heries. But it was so situated as to be shut out from the best seats in writers’ galléry. The are ect of the ve supposed that news y's journal had been read, ion, whic of the familles ident Lineoin, cipation be in W: f the utatic peeedings t Durham, the House th pf the Whole on the m riation bill, Mr. Black- during the prese On motion of Mr. went into amendment nend, by providing that these shall be commissioned in th manner other professors, and to be sel on the retired list, but said professor shall only pay and ho other compen: Mr. Randolph moved as an amendment to the amendment a proviso, that not more than ted from Ww: flag, was | { 3: led up the bill providing for | Telegrams to THE EUROPEAN CRISIS, RUSSIA The Star. | SNUBS ENGLAND, —_.—___ BRITISH WAR TALK. —— THE EUROP! CRISIS. 12, t the op the stock exchange this morning the of consols was 6'.. The news of the by the Porte of a r the passage of the y the fleet has caused a great sensa straits b ton, th last wee Plain T. a 1k of the Times. This morning's Ties iu itsleading editorial article says: “The fleet must go to Constan tinople for the protection of England’s legiti- mate interests in the city and the straits. There need be uo disguise that this is the real | purpose with which our fleet will be sent to the osphorus, and Lord Derby would have done well to have avowed the fact plainly instead of evading its responsibility by the transparent excuse of aflording protection to British sub. jects and other persons in the event of excite h the excitement is less than it was | ment in the Turkish cap Inis best to an sWer the simple truth that as we intend tohave a voice in the settlement of the future, both of | nople and the straits, we deem it and our plain right to assert some nm these impor But beyoud question. h n for any furthe Coustan prudent «++ Fatal Mistake. "Ost Sa “A fatal mistake ded by a great humiliation. rd Derby's eareer as @ minister ought to minate, and the Dardanelles ought to been graved as itaph on his political tomb. - It Will now b us to in extremely ngage until Sumption of that confid England of Lord Palmerston ause of law and order.” ing More Irenclads. Ity have purehased th which were b from leaving by the ty d England Again. used to from chakoti_the folio’ Wer to ir telegram of the 7t Russia to some expkal - of ussians tow | neighborhood oi Constantinople by the Russian troops in consequence oft armistice it is my duty to inform you that we are not “yet “in possession” of possible information to the details of the armistice and as to its applicat 1 should add that the military line of demarcation traced: previously to the armistice has been agreed” upon between ‘the Russian and Turkish authorities, and is) a question per Wen would have no work to doon the | same | and placed on the same footing of | one professor shall be employed at the military | school at West Point to ever “Mr. Bra in the dire ment, and would result fessorship. Mr. Durham intimated that Mr. Bragg had an interested motive in this amendinent, the Object being to give the appointment’ to a one-armed officer on the retired list, who was now about the Capitol and had been befe the committee in reference to the matte! wanted to say, as he had said yesterd: when the mil committee passed a would be made according? i had hoped that a young se could oppose a bill, even though it incuba’ in the great brain of the an from Kentucky. He hoped that as rhe could ina humble way object he did not approve. H ssert that when it was nece: the best talent where military law ved the Judge Ad es were ig- nd an officer of the line detailed. Mr. Banning adinitted that it was ‘ed to substitute an officer on the retired list for the present professor of law at West failed to see the great harm in gi toa one-armed retired officer Who only as! to be employed at West Point, without extr pay. Mr. Banning further i durham had not treated him fa ing of the matter. Mr. Durham replied that he had treated the gentieman fairly, for he had toll him this morning that he could not endorse the pro- posed amendment, as it was too much like spe- cial legislation for a particular case. Mr. Conger was sorry to interfere in the in- teresting family quarrel on the other side. They had bettér tight it out and then goon with the public business. He wanted to call attention to the fact, however, that by law re- tired officers of the army were prohibited from holding any civil position in the country. The democrats had even objected to a retired off cer being president of a temperance society. But he could understand why the gentleman from Ohio was willing to overleap the law, because he was interested in a personal friend. Mr. Clymer said they had objected to the employment of relieved officers when the; acted as U.S. ministers abroad or as U.S. consuls and acted as equerrys to private citi- zens of the United States traveling abroad. Mr. Bragg’s amendment was rejected. The second section of the bill in relation to appointment of civilians having been reached, ir. White (Pa.) made a point of order that ) pupils. mendiment Wi y and retrench- geiting a better) | it was new legtstation. The Chair overruled the point of order. Mr. Conger then moved to strike out the section, and pending the motion the com- mittee rase. On motion of Mr. Bacon the rule was sus- pended so as to admit to the floor the families of members who could not obtain seats in the galleries. . A recess was then taken for a few minutes. and the flag that had covered the painting ‘was removed. At 2o'clock Mrs. Thompson entered, lean- ing on the arm of Hon. S. 5. Cox. ir. Carpenter, Mrs. 5.5. Cox, and. Mrs. Lynde ‘occupied seats in the area near Mrs. mmpson. The Senate of the United States was then announced and entered, preceded by Vice President Wheeler, who took a seat by the side of Speaker Randall. Senators took seats to the pee and left of the Speaker. Vice President Wheeler called the joint meeting to order, and stated the purpose of its assembling. Representative Garfield was then recog- nized, and presented the painting on behaif of Mrs. Thompson, whom he appropriately eulogized, after which he spoke of the actors in the scene and of the circumstances preced- ing and surrounding the issue of the proclama- tion. He was followed by Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia. e-- CoLor Linz rx Cuurcu.—in Rutland, Vt. the Congregationalists refuse to partake of the holy sacrament from the same cup with their colored brothers and sisters. One cu was passed around to 101 white men. women, one of whom sat in the same pew with the four colored persons, and then another cup—a pewter one—was served fo the two men of African descent. Point, but he | ing the piace } “ | and the account, | works were | holders returned to. the which exclusively concerns the belligerents. British TIron-Clads Ordered to the Mediterranean. DON. Feb.12.—The four iron channel squadron we ph to pre “lima a orders, on its becoming Known that Viee Admiral Hornby had been refused permission to anelies, —— , the Mark ets: “ix Com. directed series, 41; North 8 bid to-day. BALTIMOR' nomi ste % fair nd and u Wiieat, southern Cu land steady: western firm. withlightotferings south Fed. 4.203 do, amber, 1.3811.35; c 1 >. 2 Fébruary. ‘a Wn, quiet and ste high south nix )— prime yivania and 3 6.00, “Provisions quiet and unchange pice’ ver d upward tendeney—roll, 1 Petroleum = shade firmer t ' February 12.—Stocks ome firm Money. 4 and 5, xchange, long, 482; short, 483%. Governm 's firmer. NEW YORK, Febraary 12.—Floar without dvelded change.” Wheat # shade frmer.” Cora steady. LONDON, February 12, 12:30 p. opened at 9514, but are now 9 5-16 f m.—Cor bonds, 104, A STRANGE known throughout \ twenty-five Wewacus alll,” died at ago al the age 88. He was a steady-going inlll operative until 184%, when the California mining fever gurned his head, and in company with George Rooerts, who had a similar mag. got in his brain, he began hammering and Diasting at the flinty rocks in the neighbor: hood in search of the precious ore. The two men finally organized a mining company, eap- itali hed the enterprise, money flowed in last the chimeri- cal scheme. which was only med by the fraudulent rep ntations of one of the’ prin- J} managers, broke down completely, the bandoned, and the ruined stock - former pursuits. Safford, however, never awoke from hisdream of sudden wealth, but built him a hut at the mouth of the miue and spent the rest of his days in solitude, hammering at rocks or poring over musty mining treatises. But age, which did not weaken his trast, en- feebled frame, and the town autho: on the approach of winter, mereifully removed him to the poor house. This broke the old man’s heart, and he survived but a few weeks the extinguishment of his hopes. A BRAVE GIRL CAPTURES A BURGLAR — Miss Mary Walsh, of No. 497 Seventh avenue, deserves a gold medal. Her father keeps a ‘oeery store, and on Thursday evening she heard a noise upstairs. She found the door of her room on the second floor locked on the in- side, and ran down into the street just in time to see three sneak thieves dropping from the top of the store awning. She sei: them, George Thompson. of F. 26th street, and held him fast. Tho m_ tripped her up, and said he would “hurt her” if she did not let him go, but she regained her feet. and clutched him by the throat until an ofi- cer arrived and took him in custody. Miss Walsh is 18 years old, and a native of this city. When Thompson was brought up in the 57il street court yesterday. Justice Otterbout committed him for trial, and complimented Miss Walsh on her pluck and bravery.—(LY. ¥. Express, ith. ae A Bank Presivent Ixpicrep.—On Friday the general sessions grand jury of New Yor city found two indictments against Darius R. Mangan, the late president of the National Trust Company, one charging him with per- jury and the other with conspiracy te defraud. ‘The first is based on a sworn report to the banking department last July, in which he al leged that the institution was solvent, with a surplus of over $30,000, whereas the fact was its capital was impaired over $700,000. Among the charges in the second indictment is one of purchasing $1,000,000 416 per eent. government nds at a time when the company Was bank. rupt, with a view to —_. itappear other- wise, and thereby causing the siockholders a Joss of $15,000. Warrants for his arrest were issued, but up to Saturday night it had not been affected.” DURING THE PonTiricaTE of Pius LX. the Catholic church in America increased in membership from two to six million souls, from two archbishops to six, and from twen- aes ne to sixty-three, and now for the rst time thi country is rej muted in a papal conclave. Cardinal eCloskey will hardly be chosen » but who has a claim upon the college? one of | | | in this di | she married again to Ashton Tuustali, a ¥ | Tespectable young colored barber Last Wedn y lames, who had be ) dead, return opened | the barren | | and were evidently on the qui BE TAX WORKS.—Any tax on panies, firms, or individuals Ty sort of enterpri three individuals, each worth d thousand dollars. | The first ney in bonds, water privileges, or property, With a view te their nsing by the development of the country thr ¢ indusir ut and en rprise of ovhers ives pme from his property, and ac cordingly pays nothing for the suppoct of (he governni te has invested his capital so that he ally certain net to jose any thing. + also employed It in such a Way that every member of the community adds something to its value are thorough ly selfish, and he is by being exempt Tom al! 2 ome nough for the assessors tor p second man invests his money } States bonds, and he becomesa holder.” securities ation. He does not m to take any risks, and gets his annua! in without contributing a cent to the sapport « the government or the advancement of pabli interests. The third man invests his mo hess manufacturing, for instane or rents Duildings, purchases ma: iron, wood, cotton ment to se ment becom ey in bust pr young men washing the higher industries. re the men immediately in his em by his operations. to fii themselves tor Not only ry, r nd anoth enter} sing business man, he runs di the chances of his losing hi all times great. Can maid be doubly taxed white practically exempt from (axa Fy i to their gregations in Mauch Chunk on Sunday he archbishop having hy the circum eccentric ¢ Bor nd ctrine for ils foundation, uct you that in his jud: sion and a pious fraud. Wick to the it te in this lamenta 1 the whole proceeding and’ the sin it with his distinet and um ation and condemnation ition of anything of the s Will be visited by the severest ized by the church.” In ather Bunce disclaimed havi 0 do with thy iracie. which h to say that a censures aut ing the le had anythi A SUSPICIOUS VERDICT. New Orleans jury tn the Very Suspicious one— The verdict of the case of Anderson is a ailty with a mmen y. Why a nidation to If the members of the returning nitted the crime of forg in the shown th t . ‘There could be in such a nothing of sudden passion or sw nas there might be in a case of mu . if committed at all, was committed od and with deliberation. It should Yihe severest penalties of thy t surprising that anybody, a) New Orleans rd it asa cas cs not the reco! rst a doubt of Post. guilt?—(N. A COLORED ENOCH ARP ris s Courchman—A telegr i her station oon. The bride was thy dal PL Ben, thern confederacy resident: Davis gave Jat presented him” with suy his wife's freedom down in K to the coachman, orto drive the p ate states around In his ained with Mr. Davis until ation of Richmond by the confeder- nd then accompanied his former mas ter in his hasty flight down souta, where Mr Davis was ¢ es went to New Orleans and pursuits in a_small way x heard of him after the capture of Mr. Davis, and lis friends supposed him dead. Ou the Shot May last dio this city aud m to where his wife lived ouly to tind her mat ried to another man. To-day he instituted a long silence answered his letters, He delity, The husband is indignant on a divorce. The wite her first husband, but except, he si i husband No. 248 pp mes up in cedure i uses excite: Eminent counsel on both idles to F. BURNING MINES—Preparine N i im to the sand bosses ompany, n decid ‘1 turning the ¢ mine: he sam dopted seven years ago ‘al these aratory to this the Wagons,*mules and tools are being hoisted out, and the water will be turned in in a few days. It is that it will take six weeks to fill the there are so many more workings than when they were flooded before that it may take three months. Ttiscertain that mining cannot be resumed inside of nine months or a vr. The 40 men and boys destitution caused is great Deing thrown out of work for an indefinite period, many of whom are now leaving the ighVorlcod.secking employment elsewhere. gely depended on by the company for heavy shipments of their Dest coal. and their loss how ts incaleulable. THE Fact that when the ill-fated polis left the capes the danger signals of the signal service were up, adds to the responsi bility of those who brought her to wreek. That a unseaworthy ship, carrying five hundred tons of iron rails, in addition to her coal and other heavy cargo, and earrving some two hundred and fifty lives, should have sea when the storm signals warn vain, seemed like te Metro- OLEOMARGARINE A WHOLESOME ARTICLE oF Foop.—At a meeting of the board of heaitn yesterday a report was received from the san- itary committee in answer to the inquiries made by the state Senate, asking whether oleomargarine was wholesome article of food, { legislation was necessary to prevent its imposition upon the public as butier the product of the dairy. The committee reported that oleomargarine is a wholesome arucle of food, and that no additional legislation is necessary beyond the enforcement of the law passed by the last legislature, air 4 every receptacle in which it is offered for to be stamped or branded with the word “ Oleomar- LY, A Bie TELE: mick, of Chi cope to the legis! eat Universi Commercial, Mh. .—Mr. Leander J. 0, has offered his great teles. ure of Virginia for the use of the great “2 Of the State, A bill ie how pending before that body acchpting gift and making provision for the conditions of the gift. BEECHER MreTs MOULTON.—At the €rand Pacific, Moulton and Beech were | apartments in the opposite corners of the hotel on the parlor floor. On Saturday even- ing Beecher entered the ordinary first, and was, of course, the observed of everybody at. the tables. He had given his order and was addressing some remark to his ot, Mr. Pond, who eccupied a seat beside him when Frank Moult accompanied by his friend Reali a conse lvania, —- the =. The guests had been expecting some such scene, Nui vive. ‘The head waiter, unmindful of the peculiar relation ex- isting between the great preacher and his almost as famous enemy, struck out boldly for the table where Beecher sat, intending to seat Moulton and his companion ris-c-vis with the other two. Moulton, shrewdly suspecting that it had been planned to seat them vr, turned ry fo another table. All eyes were riveted on the two men. While diuing neither loeked at the other. Yesterday they passed each other in the main haliway, carrying very high heads.—{ Chicago Times. Miss Cook's Orrexce.—Miss R. M. J. Cook, @ young school teacher in Holden, Mo.. has ‘commenced a suit in the cireuit court of John- a uty sepia Soe peness pe asking €1,0 jamages for sum from the position of teacher in one of the pub- lic schools. The offence caused missal was delivering phy fils, in which she di ight lacing as affecting the ture, and the hygienic rules promote health. —[. best cateul ty Some na boys in Belfast, Me., patted out. he fest th of Arnold Harris. three letters on the sign #@-The Union Le; us ladelphia - adores ion League o} ea aA Vassar